Symbiezidium madagascariense

Symbiezidium madagascariense is a species of liverwort in the family Lejeuneaceae native to Madagascar and Seychelles. It is considered an endangered species.

Symbiezidium madagascariense
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Marchantiophyta
Class: Jungermanniopsida
Order: Porellales
Family: Lejeuneaceae
Genus: Symbiezidium
Species:
S. madagascariense
Binomial name
Symbiezidium madagascariense
Synonyms[1]
  • Symbiezidium madagascariensis Steph.

Distribution and habitat

S. madagascariense is known only from the islands of Madagascar and Seychelles, where it grows on tree bark in lowland rainforest.[2] A 2000 assessment for the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species noted less than five localities at which S. madagascariense was present.[1]

Description

S. madagascariense is a relatively small, brownish liverwort with ovate leaves each measuring up to 2.5 mm (0.098 in) wide. This species is monoicous.[2]

Conservation status

S. madagascariense is listed as endangered by the International Union for Conservation of Nature under criteria B1+2cd, based on its small area of occupancy, the limited number of locations at which it is present, and the threat of habitat decline.[1]

References
  1. Bryophyte Specialist Group (2000). "Symbiezidium madagascariense". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2000: e.T39236A10178262. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2000.RLTS.T39236A10178262.en. Retrieved 15 November 2021.
  2. Gradstein, S.R.; van Beek, J. (1985). "A revision of the genus Symbiezidium Trevis". Beihefte zur Nova Hedwigia. 80: 229–231.
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